Carbon Sequestration during the Application of Processed Municipal Organic Waste in Agriculture: A Review

K Mateo, M Cai, M Héroux, C An - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2024 - Springer
Agricultural utilization of processed municipal organic waste (AUPMOW) offers a method of
recycling organic waste to enhance crop productivity, maintain soil health, and increase …

Current Concerns about Microplastics and Nanoplastics: A Brief Overview

M Morreale, FP La Mantia - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The widespread and increasing use of plastic-based goods in the present-day world has
been raising many concerns about the formation of microplastics, their release, their impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing on-site plastics fragmentation: Linking macroplastics litter to microplastics pollution in vegetable fields

F Corradini, E Melillán, M Schoebitz, R Carrasco… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel approach to determine whether farmers act as a pollution
source of microplastics through macroplastic mismanagement or if they are temporary hosts …

Insight into the fate of bioplastic and similar plant-based material debris in aquatic environments via continuous monitoring of their leachate composition–Release of …

M Pivokonsky, K Novotna, L Pivokonska… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, the environmental problems associated with plastic production and waste, such
as the consequences of worldwide pollution of natural waters with microplastics, have led to …

Role of Aquatic Dissolved Organic Matter in the Entrainment of Microplastics under Freezing Conditions

Z Chen, M Elektorowicz, C An, X Tian, H Peng - ACS ES&T Water, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) can be trapped in sea ice, acting as a temporary storage and
transportation medium. The aim of this study is to investigate the interaction between aquatic …

Assessment of Four Artificial Methods for Aging Plastic Mulch Films According to Efficiency, Rate, and Similarity to Natural Field-Aged Plastics

M Graf, MK Reay, A Dimitriou, DR Chadwick… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2025 - Springer
Artificial degradation is often used to recreate and accelerate the natural aging of plastic for
small-scaled simulation experiments assessing their environmental impact. However …

Recycling of biodegradable biobased polymer/agave fiber biocomposites

AA Pérez‐Fonseca, C Reynoso‐Llamas… - Polymer … - Wiley Online Library
Biodegradable biobased polymers are a promising solution to reduce the dependence on
conventional plastics and minimize their environmental impact. This work evaluated the …

Assessing the Emerging Environmental Concerns from Bio-originated Organic Pollutants in Crop** Systems

M Cai - 2023 - spectrum.library.concordia.ca
Agriculture plays a significant role in achieving the goal of carbon neutrality and emission
reduction through practices such as crop residue management. Crop residues can be …